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Sep 28, 2023

Every day, truckers across the country get scam emails, texts and even letters by snail mail. However, some of the communications truckers receive are very real and need to be attended to. That was the case recently with a state that was informing truckers about a tax they need to pay. Also, eventually, every trucker will face an inspection at roadside. How you react and what you do next can have a huge impact on your operation. And a decrease in load volume and truck posts has registered on the DAT load board. We’ll get the details on this week's Market Update.

0:00 – Newscast 

09:51 – When the letter is not a scam

24:34– How to deal with inspections

39:18 – Fewer trucks, loads in the market